Arguably, Sonic Unleashed could get some lee-way on account of its casual appeal and the fact that the colourful animal characters, fantastical story and so on make it appear to be more of a kids game than a release for the hard or midcore gamers out there.
That argument doesn’t hold much value with us though and we reckon that the constant switching between the challenging race sections and boring fighting sections would put off casual gamers just as much as it does us. Sonic Unleashed puts itself in an awkward spot, annoying and boring seasoned players and proving too challenging and quick for the casual.